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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Chianti serves Continental fare

Chianti serves Continental fareBill Blade, Contributor, Jakarta They do say that all good things come to those who wait, "they" no doubt being well-versed in such matters.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Administration ready to anticipate floods

Administration ready to anticipate floodsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration claimed on Tuesday that it had made comprehensive preparations in anticipation of flooding expected to hit the capital this month, in particular flood relief and medical care.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/The politics of Muslims-Christian relations in Indonesia

The politics of Muslims-Christian relations in Indonesia Bob S. Hadiwinata Head International Relations Department, University of Parahyangan, Bandung Open conflict between the majority Muslims and minority Christians has been rare in Indonesian history.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Lawyers want Bali bombing trial moved for security reasons

Lawyers want Bali bombing trial moved for security reasonsWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali A group of unidentified men attacked on Tuesday two lawyers who are defending the suspects in the Bali bombing case, injuring one and strengthening the defense team's call for the ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Percasi to recruit Russian chess coach

Percasi to recruit Russian chess coachThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) will be scouring Russia for a chess trainer as part of its campaign for the medal hunt at the next Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, an official said.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Ear drops to relieve your baby's ear pain

Ear drops to relieve your baby's ear pain Dear Dr. Donya,I read your article in The Jakarta Post, and am very interested in the kind of ear drops I need to give my baby if she develops pain in her ears.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/BPEN plans to boost promotional activities to reach export target

BPEN plans to boost promotional activities to reach export targetSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) will intensify its promotional activities abroad this year to support government aims to increase non-oil and gas exports by 5 percent.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Toba-Samosir on long road to industrialization

Toba-Samosir on long road to industrializationRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Balige, North Sumatra Toba-Samosir, an economically less developed new regency in North Sumatra whose population mostly lives in poverty, has no other alternative than to develop agriculture and tourism to catch ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Wages raised across the country, overtaken by rising living cost

Wages raised across the country, overtaken by rising living costZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minimum wages had increased nationwide by between 5.3 percent and 28.79 percent as of Jan. 1, the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration said Tuesday.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Violence erupts as street demonstrations heighten

Violence erupts as street demonstrations heightenThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Street demonstrations against recent hikes in fuel, telephone and electricity charges became violent in several cities on the second day of protests Tuesday as thousands of demonstrators across the country mounted pressure ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Maluku to repatriate thousands of refugees soon

Maluku to repatriate thousands of refugees soonThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Maluku administration said on Tuesday that it would this year send home as many as 3,000 families of around 165,000 refugees still stuck in camps in and around Ambon city following four years of sectarian violence in the ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Senators shrug off pay woes to defeat Rangers

Senators shrug off pay woes to defeat RangersReuters, New York Marian Hossa scored a pair of goals and Patrick Lalime turned aside 17 shots as the Ottawa Senators -- still playing without their paycheques -- downed the New York Rangers 5-2 in NHL action on Monday.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Stackhouse, Jordan guide Wizards past Celtics

Stackhouse, Jordan guide Wizards past CelticsReuters, Boston Jerry Stackhouse scored 37 points and NBA Player of the Week Michael Jordan had 19 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Washington Wizards to a 100-95 win over the Boston Celtics in NBA action on Monday.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/PDI-P to summon dissenters

PDI-P to summon dissenters JAKARTA: The central executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan) will summon party legislators opposing the government's decision to raise utility prices.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Indonesia declares itself polio-free

Indonesia declares itself polio-freeM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, keeping up with other countries in the region in combating the deadly disease, declared on Tuesday that it was a polio-free nation and will receive certification of this status from the World Health ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/City authorities fail to address poverty issue

City authorities fail to address poverty issueBenget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The year 2002 has ended. But as in previous years, there have been no encouraging moves on the part of the city administration to tackle the problem of poverty.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, January 8, 2003

Where to go in Surabaya, for Wednesday, January 8, 2003 Exhibitions* Painting: Pameran Bareng-Bareng by artists like Yunus Djubair, Budi Utomo, MR Nasution, Kyoto Suzuki and Puji Ami; Galeri Surabaya, Dewan Kesenian Surabaya, Jl. Pemuda 15, Surabaya, (Tel. 031-5454120), Jan. 21-25, 9 a.m.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/KPKPN to fight for its existence

KPKPN to fight for its existence JAKARTA: Public Servants' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN) chairman Yusuf Syakir said on Tuesday that he would file a judicial review with the Supreme Court over a government decision to dissolve the commission and establish an anticorruption commission.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Activist gets six months in jail for insulting President Megawati

Activist gets six months in jail for insulting President MegawatiNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh The Banda Aceh District Court sentenced woman activist Raihana Diani on Tuesday to six months in prison for insulting President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/House urged to quiz Laksamana

House urged to quiz Laksamana JAKARTA: To settle the public controversy over the divestment of state-owned telecommunications company PT Indosat, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) urged the House of Representatives on Tuesday to summon State Minister for State-Owned ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Capriati complacent about losing in Sydney

Capriati complacent about losing in SydneyRobert Smith, Agence France-Presse, Sydney Rusty top seed Jennifer Capriati was on Tuesday bounced out of the Sydney International but said it had far from destabilized her chances of successfully defending the Australian Open title this month.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Govt urged to trim bureaucracy, revise tax system

Govt urged to trim bureaucracy, revise tax systemDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Reducing the cumbersome and costly bureaucracy and fixing the current tax system should be at the top of the list of the government's economic agenda this year if it wants to reduce existing snags faced by ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/'Busway to worsen the traffic jam'

'Busway to worsen the traffic jam'Ahmad Junaidi and Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The controversial busway project will likely again be delayed due to poor planning, while a senior police officer predicted on Tuesday the Rp 90 billion project would worsen traffic congestion in the ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Experts call for equal powers for DPR, DPD

Experts call for equal powers for DPR, DPDKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Although the nation has officially adopted a bicameral parliamentary system, the authority of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) is less powerful than that of the House of Representatives (DPR).

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Public bathrooms for Tangerang

Public bathrooms for Tangerang TANGERANG: A delegation of the Indonesia-Netherlands Joint Committee for the Repatriation of Maluku People (Panmal) inaugurated on Tuesday 12 public bathrooms (MCK) in Neglasari subdistrict, Tangerang.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Enhancing promotion to deal with five percent target of 2003

Enhancing promotion to deal with five percent target of 2003 exportSari P. Setiogi The Jakarta Post Jakarta The National Agency for Export Development (BPEN) will intensify its promotional activities abroad this year to support government aims to increase exports by 5 percent.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Wages raised across the country, overtaken by rising living cost

Wages raised across the country, overtaken by rising living costZakki Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minimum wages have been increased nationwide by between 5.3 percent and 28.79 percent as of Jan.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Nuclear power plant set for 2010

Nuclear power plant set for 2010 JAKARTA: The government is considering to revive plans to build a nuclear power plant in 2010, Antara reported."We must develop the nuclear (field) in a bid to be respected (by other countries).

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/1,000 religious leaders to meet in Makassar

1,000 religious leaders to meet in Makassar MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: At least 13 ambassadors will attend a national meeting of religious leaders from throughout Indonesia, which is scheduled to take place from Jan. 14 to 15 in the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Megawati and 'wong cilik'

Megawati and 'wong cilik' Is anyone up there in the government still defending and fighting for the wong cilik, the Javanese words Indonesian politicians fondly used to refer to the little people?President Megawati Soekarnoputri, and her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/East Java government earmarks Rp 115b for disaster control

East Java government earmarks Rp 115b for disaster controlAinur R. Sophiaan, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The East Java administration has allocated Rp 115 billion (US$ 12.9 million) to prepare for and respond to natural disasters in the province during the rainy season.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Let's move to Manchester and start again

Let's move to Manchester and start againJackie Ashley Guardian News Service London Hands up all those who really think George Bush is not determined to attack Iraq some time soon.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/'Fare hike will cause spats with passengers'

'Fare hike will cause spats with passengers' The public transportation drivers complain about the difficult life as they are greatly affected by the fuel price hike. Some of them shared their feelings with The Jakarta Post.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Presidential candidates must declare assets: NGOs

Presidential candidates must declare assets: NGOsKurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post JakartaCoordinator of Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) Teten Masduki and senior member of the Center for Electoral Reform (Cetro) Hadar N.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/ASEAN cooperation with China entails benefits and hard work

ASEAN cooperation with China entails benefits and hard workShang Qianhong, Associate Research Fellow Institute of Contemporary International Relations, China Daily, Asia News Network, Beijing Last year was the best yet for economic cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/YLKI refuses to join team to discuss bus fare increase

YLKI refuses to join team to discuss bus fare increaseAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration decided on Tuesday to form a team to discuss bus fare increases following the recent fuel price rises.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/JSC sends more monitors as GAM vows to pursue peace

JSC sends more monitors as GAM vows to pursue peaceNani Farida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Eighteen more members of the team monitoring the cease-fire agreement with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were sent to Aceh on Tuesday, while a GAM spokesman said the secessionist group had held a meeting ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Transportation strike in Jakarta unlikely

Transportation strike in Jakarta unlikelyEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Agus, a minibus driver who works out of the Kampung Rambutan bus station in East Jakarta, is in a somber mood: his income has fallen to Rp 15,000 a day due to the recent increase in the price of diesel fuel.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Workers join protest against R&D policy

Workers join protest against R&D policyBerni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several labor unions representing thousands of workers from both private and state companies joined protests against releasing debtors from possible criminal charges, saying that they might resort to a nationwide ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Nigeria puts in bid to host 2010 World Cup

Nigeria puts in bid to host 2010 World CupEniwoke Ibagere, Reuters, Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria, one of six African countries to officially register an interest in staging the 2010 World Cup finals, said on Monday they were heading up a joint-bid involving four of their West African neighbors.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Indef predicts higher inflation, slower growth

Indef predicts higher inflation, slower growthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The increases in the prices of fuel products, electricity and telephone charges will boost inflation to around 11.8 percent this year, and slow economic growth to 3.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Angie is high about Loit game: Coach

Angie is high about Loit game: CoachMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Angelique Widjaja of Indonesia feels confident about besting Emilie Loit in the second round of the Canberra Classic women's tennis tournament, coach Deddy Tedjamukti said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/AGO detains another whistleblower

AGO detains another whistleblowerTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The move to eradicate corruption in the country has received a big blow as another whistleblower was detained Monday, pending his trial for alleged fraud.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Drivers in Bekasi go on strike

Drivers in Bekasi go on strike BEKASI: At least 100 drivers of public transportation vehicles plying the Bekasi to Cikarang route staged on Tuesday a mass strike to urge the government to revoke the recent hike in fuel prices, especially diesel fuel.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Overhaul needed to identify terrorists

Overhaul needed to identify terrorists The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made good sense in dealing with the issue of terrorism as he ordered an overhaul of the national intelligence system in late December so as to have more accurate and systematic ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/PDI-P dismisses members over gubernatorial election

PDI-P dismisses members over gubernatorial electionFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Oyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandarlampung In another show of deep cracks within the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), five functionaries in Lampung have been dismissed from their posts ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Economy grows by 3.6 percent in 2002: Govt

Economy grows by 3.6 percent in 2002: GovtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economy grew 3.6 percent last year, slower than the government's target of 4 percent, according to a preliminary estimate released by the Ministry of Finance.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/TNI to build post on Patek Island

TNI to build post on Patek IslandYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara In the wake of the country's defeat in a territorial dispute over the islands of Sipadan and Ligitan, the Indonesian Military (TNI) plans to build a security post and place its personnel on the remote ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/JP/7/LETS97

JP/7/LETS97Restless Bali All this started on Dec. 11, 2002, when returning to Jakarta after celebrating Idul Fitri with my family in Malang, East Java, I visited Bali for a couple of days and decided to take a railway trip by executive class Mutiara Timur to see East Java's scenery.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/PLN defends policy on electricity rate hike

PLN defends policy on electricity rate hikeA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State electricity company PT PLN asserted on Tuesday that an increase in electricity charges was badly needed to spur investment in the power sector.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Flood canal construction still uncertain: Minister

Flood canal construction still uncertain: MinisterBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The construction of the East Flood Canal could be delayed indefinitely as the central government reiterated on Tuesday that it had not found the funds necessary to construct the 23- kilometer canal ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Screening crucial to identify disorders

Screening crucial to identify disordersDonya Betancourt, Pediatrician, drdonya@hotmail.com Have you heard about newborn screening? The fact is that today blood screening is a normal part of a newborn child's life cycle.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/NGO, cement company face possible court battle

NGO, cement company face possible court battleArya Abhiseka, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Non-governmental organization Monopoly Watch, and Lubis, Santosa and Maulana lawyers could end up in a civil lawsuit over the former's refusal to retract its report of complaint to the Business Competition ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Stand up for 'wong cilik'

Stand up for 'wong cilik' Is anyone up there in the government still defending and fighting for the wong cilik, the Javanese term Indonesian politicians fondly use to refer to the little people?President Megawati Soekarnoputri, and her Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), ...

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Explosion kills jogger in Sawangan

Explosion kills jogger in Sawangan JAKARTA: A man was killed and another was injured by a strong blast from a package believed to contain firecrackers that had been abandoned near Jl. Patria Land in Sawangan, Depok, on Monday morning.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Foreign, domestic investments plunged sharply in 2002

Foreign, domestic investments plunged sharply in 2002Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals plummeted by 35 percent to US$9.7 billion last year from $15.06 billion in 2001, said the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) in a media statement.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Price hikes may force drugmakers to relocate

Price hikes may force drugmakers to relocateRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Companies producing pharmaceuticals in Indonesia may be forced to relocate to Thailand to cut costs following the utility price increases, the Indonesian Pharmaceutical Federation (GPFI) says.

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Wed, 08 Jan 2003

JP/Eliminating subsidies, convincing the public

Eliminating subsidies, convincing the publicDavid Sumual, Danareksa Research Institute, Jakarta Hikes in administered prices leading to student demonstrations, higher transportation fares, higher prices of consumer goods, and possible labor strikes.

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